Chhattisgarh
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47 per cent decline in Naxal violence in Chhattisgarh: Govt
New Delhi: Chhattisgarh has seen a reduction of 47 per cent in incidents of Naxal violence and a decline of 64 per cent in deaths of civilians and security personnel resulting from…
- India
12 Maoists killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh; toll at 62 this year
Bijapur: Twelve Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Sunday, police said. Two security personnel were also killed and many others were injured in the…
- India
Eight Maoists killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh
Bijapur: Eight Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Saturday, February 1, the police said. The gunfight broke out around 8.30 am in the forest…
- Hyderabad
Telangana People’s organisations demand end to Operation Kagaar in Chhattisgarh
Hyderabad: People’s organisations and communist parties have demanded an immediate end to ‘Operation Kagaar’ launched by the Centre in Chhattisgarh, which has claimed 300 lives in the name of encounters in 2024,…
- India
SC bench orders burial of pastor in designated place away from village in Chhattisgarh
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday gave a split verdict on the issue of place of burial of a pastor, whose body is lying in a mortuary in Chhattisgarh since January…
- India
As Maoists retreat, tricolour set to fly in 14 remote locations in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: The national flag will be unfurled in 14 remote locations in Chhattisgarh’s Maoist-hit Bastar region on Republic Day on Sunday, as security forces push Maoists into retreat from their strongholds, an…
- Telangana
Telangana top Maoist Bade Chokka Rao among 17 killed in Chhattisgarh
Hyderabad: The Communist Party of India (Maoist) officially declared on Saturday, January 18, that Bade Chokka Rao alias Damodar, who has been serving as CPI (Maoist) Telangana state committee secretary for the…
- India
Church demolished in Chhattisgarh over encroachment accusations
A building that was formerly a church was demolished in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district. The demolition took place after a public threat by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anshu Tuneja on December 29…
- India
Chhattisgarh journalist murder: PWD suspends main accused’s registration
Bijapur: Chhattisgarh Public Works Department (PWD) has suspended the registration of construction contractor Suresh Chandrakar, the main accused in the murder of a 33-year-old freelance journalist Mukesh Chandrakar in Bijapur district, officials…
- India
Chhattisgarh BJP leader threatens to demolish church, alleges illegal encroachment
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anshu Tuteja escalated tensions by launching a targeted campaign against a local church in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district, accusing the religious structure of being illegally constructed on an…
- India
Chhattisgarh: 3 held in connection with Bijapur journalist’s murder
Bijapur: Three persons have been detained in connection with the murder of a 33-year-old journalist whose body was found in a septic tank on a local contractor’s property in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district,…
- Hate Crime
Cow vigilantes mercilesly beat up truck drivers in Chhattisgarh
In yet another incident of vigilantism, two truck drivers transporting cowhide were brutally assaulted by a group of self-proclaimed cow protectors in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district. The violent attack, which occurred on December…
- India
Sexual acts on dead don’t constitute rape, says Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court recently passed a verdict on sexual intercourse with a dead body, stating that such an action does not legally constitute rape under Indian law. The judgment was delivered…
- India
Will end Naxalism in Chhattisgarh by March 2026: Amit Shah
Raipur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday reiterated the government’s resolve to rid Chhattisgarh of Maoism by March 31, 2026, and hailed the state police’s efforts in curbing Left-wing extremism over…
- India
Amit Shah to visit Chhattisgarh’s Naxal-hit areas for three days
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be on a three-day visit to Chhattisgarh’s Naxal-affected areas from December 14 during which he will review the law-and-order situation in the state and…
